PARIS.- Gallery John Ferrère announce the group exhibition Déjà-vu with the works of Elvire Bonduelle, Francisce G Pinzón Samper, Frédérique Loutz, Tommy Lecot, Ivan Argote, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Nan Goldin, Giulia Andreani, Kyle Keese. On view from February 6 through March 1, 2025 in the gallery space, 18 rue Dauphine, Paris 6.
Déjà-vu is a disconcerting sensation, a suspended moment where past and present seem to intertwine. This universal experience, hovering between memory and perception, raises profound questions about time, repetition, and identity. This exhibition seeks to connect this enigmatic feeling to the realm of the intimate: the interior of a home, a cocoon, where every object, every space feels both familiar and imbued with an inexplicable strangeness.
By recreating the atmosphere of a domestic interior, visitors are immersed in a space where the artworks become fragments of memory. Each piece evokes those places where our daily lives unfold: a chair, a mirror, a piano, a fireplace, a table. Yet, these objects take on an almost spectral dimension, reflecting memories or stories that don’t entirely belong to us. Through the repetition of motifs, the alteration of familiar objects, or the appropriation of domestic elements, the artists recreate that unsettling déjà vu that sometimes emerges within our own homes. A painting recalls a familiar scene, yet its details evade us; a sculpture mirrors the form of furniture, but its materiality unsettles.
The scenography, inspired by a domestic interior, oscillates between the comforting softness of a cocoon and the uncanny strangeness of a place inhabited by blurred memories. This juxtaposition of security and mystery invites reflection on our relationship to intimacy: what makes a space or an object truly ours? Some works subvert symbols of popular culture, blurring the line between the mundane and the enigmatic. Others employ recurring forms or compositions to create a visual echo, a nearly hypnotic reflection that seems to lead us back to a forgotten memory. This journey through a saturated, repetitive visual landscape also explores our contemporary relationship with images: how does their omnipresence shape our memories and imagination?
Through these inquiries, Déjà Vu invites us to reevaluate the power of ordinary images and their ability to transform into triggers of emotion and narrative. Is it the illusion of a fabricated memory?
